TAKE YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS SNOWY NIGHT.

BRANDIS FRIEDMAN HAS THE EVENING OFF.

HERE'S WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

THAN PERHAPS THEY DID US A FAVOR.

>> DEVOTING A DAY .

THE COMMUNITY IS PREPARING TO FIGHT BACK.

MET LORI LIGHTFOOT HASN'T MADE CHICAGO SAFER.

>> HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT IS SAFE TO WALK OUR STREETS.

>> THE LEADING CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AHEAD OF TUESDAY'S ELECTION.

THE CHICAGO UNIT IS MAKING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS , WHICH ONES AND WHY.

>> SO THE CHICAGO CAN BE WELL, ILLINOIS CAN BE WELL, AND THE WORLD CAN BE WELL.

>> TWO LOCAL LATINOS ARE PLUNGING THEIR MUSCLES IN THE WELLNESS BUILDINGS.

NOW, OUR TOP STORIES.

JEWISH COMMUNITY AND -- ARE IN HIGH ALERT.

WHITE SUPREMACIST TRYING TO RECOGNIZE A NATIONAL, QUOTE, DAY OF HATE.

AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US MORE WITH HOW THEY ARE PUSHING BACK.

>> WHETHER THERE IS A HOLIDAY OR A DAY TO OBSERVE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

TO THAT TOMORROW, EVIDENTLY NATIONALLY CHOCOLATE COVERED NUT DAY, BUT ALSO -- WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND THE AMENITIES ARE TRYING TO MAKE TOMORROW INTO SOMETHING SINISTER, AND NATIONAL DAY OF HATE.

HE IS APPRISED -- ISN'T SURPRISED THEY PICKED THIS SATURDAY.

>> THEY ARE GOING TO SYNAGOGUE FOR SERVICES, FOR BAR MITZVAHS.

IT IS A NICE DAY.

UNFORTUNATELY, DECIDED TO -- LET'S PUT OUR COMMUNITY ON EDGE.

>> WHAT EXACTLY THIS WOULD TRANSLATE TO REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

PLANS CALL FOR ACTION.

ANTI-SOMATIC BELIEFS, HARASSMENT, GRAFFITI, VANDALISM.

>> IT IS THE WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS THAT WE DEAL WITH LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

YES, THERE COULD BE POTENTIALLY SOME INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED TOMORROW.

THAT IS WHY WE WERE WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, WORKING WITH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

WE ARE VIGILANT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> DAVID GOLDENBERG SAYS THEY HAD TO BE VIGILANT.

AS FOR TOMORROW, HE INDICATED THAT THE SYNAGOGUE'S TEMPLE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN TOUCH WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

ASKING THE PUBLIC TO BE VIGILANT AND URGENT HEIGHTENED AWARENESS.

NO SPECIFIC THREATS , BUT MONITORING SITUATIONS.

SIMILAR FOR THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE .

WE CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY MONITOR THE SITUATION.

>> WHETHER THEY BE JEWISH GROUPS ARE OTHER FOLKS, I'M SURE THEY DO.

>> THE SAYING GOES, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

IF NEED BE, THAT MEANS CALL 911.

>> IN MOST CASES, IT IS EXERCISING HORRIFIC FREE SPEECH, BUT IT IS FREE SPEECH.

PEOPLE THAT GO BEYOND THAT, REPORTED TO POLICE.

THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, STATE POLICE AND CPD.

WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THAT SAME CONVERSATION.

THEY'RE TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

>> THEY SAY THAT GIVING ATTENTION TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.

IT BRINGS MORE ATTENTION , BUT THIS SORT OF ACTIVITY IS AN UNDERGROUND ANYMORE.

HATE CRIMES ARE A.

IN 2022, THERE WAS A 67% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.

>> THIS INFORMATION IS SPREADING CONSPIRACIES.

THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGH THE INTERNET.

WE SEE IT DURING THE ELECTION, WE SEE IT PLAY OUT IN SCHOOLS, AND WE SEE IT PLAY OUT IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

YOU KNOW HOW TO FIND A MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ANYMORE TO BE EXPOSED TO THESE IDEOLOGIES.

YOU LITERALLY JUST PICK UP ONE OF EACH.

>> HE SAYS BY DUBBING SATURDAY A DAY OF HATE , WHITE SUPREMACISTS MAY HAVE DONE THEM A FAVOR.

>> THERE ISN'T A MORE STARK CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO.

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO LATCH ONTO TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS TYPE OF THING.

TAKE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

TAKE THIS ISN'T OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I REJECT HATE.

>> AN ACTIONABLE ITEM THERE.

AGAIN, POLICE TO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE IS NO DIRECT CREDIBLE THREAT THAT WOULD ENDANGER ANYONE SAFETY.

THEY ARE ON ALERT.

FOR HIS PART, HE DOES PLAN TO GO ABOUT HIS SATURDAY, THE ROUTINE IS NORMAL.

HERE ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

>> ALL RIGHT, MEDA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTUCE -- LETTING US IN.

SOME OTHER TOP STORIES, REPRESENTING THE MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT TO MINISTRATION, SAYING THEY REACHED A DEAL.

31 REPRESENTS 3000 CITY WORKERS, MAINLY LIBRARY EMPLOYEES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS.

THIS AGREEMENT IS STILL UNCLEAR AS IT HAS TO THE UNION AND CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL TO BE RATIFIED.

IT ALSO COMES AS LIGHTFOOT IS ASKING VOTERS FOR SECOND TERM.

SPEAKING OF THAT, THE ELECTION IS JUST THREE DAYS AWAY.

DON'T FORGET TO VISIT OUR WTTW CHICAGO VOTER GUIDE BEFORE HEADING TO THE POLLS.

WE WILL HAVE PROFILES FOR THOSE RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

PLUS, RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES.

IT IS ALL AT WTTW.COM/VOTER GUIDE.

THEY ARE INVESTIGATING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING VOTER LOSS.

THE ACORN OPERATING COMPANY TOLD HIS 400 WORKERS ON WEDNESDAY THAT IT PLANS TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING BECAUSE THE COMPANY DIDN'T FILE THE REQUIRED 60 DAY NOTICE FOR LAYOFFS UNTIL THAT SAME DAY A NOTICE TO REINSTATE AN OUT OF STATE WORKERS.

>>> A CHICAGO MAN IS FACING A FELONY HATE CRIME CHARGE AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY WROTE A RACIST TERM ON A CPA SIGN.

IN ADDITION TO THE HATE CRIME CHARGE, PROSECUTORS SAY HE IS FACING ADDITIONAL COUNTS OF CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.

HE ORIGINALLY WROTE A DEROGATORY TERM ON THE SIGN AT A STOP.

HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DAYS BEFORE THE NATIONAL DAY OF HATE, WHICH YOU JUST HEARD FROM FROM AMANDA VINICKY.

-- AND HER CALF.

THIS FLORIDA-BASED PROGRAM, ALONG WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS CAUGHT, TREATED, AND RELEASED A DOLPHIN THAT WAS BEING CUT BY FISHING LINES.

IT WAS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION FOR THE CALF.

THE CALF AND ITS MOM WERE ENCIRCLED BY RESCUE NET.

WITHIN THE HOUR, THEY WERE BACK AND RELEASE INTO THE OCEAN.

UP NEXT, ANALYSIS OF THE LEADING CHALLENGERS TO INCUMBENT MAYOR LIGHTFOOT AHEAD OF TUESDAY'S ELECTION.

THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ALEXANDRA AND -- NICHOLS.

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

♪ >>> THE FINISH LINE IS IN VIEW.

FOUR MORE DAYS OF CAMPAIGN ADS IN THE EVENING NEWS.

AND THEN WE LIKELY GET TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN FOR A POTENTIAL RUNOFF.

JOINING US TO BREAK DOWN WHERE THE CAMPAIGN IS THAT , JASON DeSANTO, A POLITICAL SPEECHWRITER AND DEBATE WRITER.

THE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL AND SCHOOL COMMUNICATION.

ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THE ADS ARE INESCAPABLE AT THIS POINT.

THEY ARE STUFFING UP PEOPLE'S MAILBOXES.

WHAT STRUCK YOU ON THE LAST DAY OF THIS RACE?

>> IT IS A LAST MINUTE SCRAMBLE.

IT IS ALL ABOUT BUILDING COALITION.

A VOTE HERE, A VOTE THERE.

THE NAME OF THE GAME IS TO FINISH ONE VOTE AHEAD OF THE PERSON IN THIRD PLACE.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE SEEING THE CROSS APPEALS, BASICALLY THROWING EVERYTHING AT EACH OTHER TO GET OVER THAT FINISH LINE.

>> THERE IS A LOT BEING FLUNG , GARCIA IS TAKING A LOT OF INCOMING THIS WEEK.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> I WON'T STAND FOR A FAILED MAYOR, ALL SHE WILL DO IS RUN A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST ME.

I WALK THE WALK.

>> YOU KNOW ME, IS THE SAME AS ANY PARTICULAR COALITION?

>> THIS IS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A PUZZLING CAMPAIGN ALL THE WAY THROUGH, PARIS.

GOT IN LATE, DIDN'T -- NUMBER 5-1, HE HAS MADE UP SOME GROUND.

THE INITIAL ATTACKS BY THE MAYOR ON WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS REALLY TRULY A REFORMER, WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS IN LEAGUE WITH SAM BANK WHEN FREED AND THE OTHERS.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COUNTER THAT NARRATIVE WITH ONE PARTICULAR VOTER GROUP THAT THEY ARE ALL FIGHTING FOR.

EACH OF THESE CANDIDATES, PAUL VALLAS, LIGHTFOOT, BRANDIS JOHNSON AND GARCIA, THEY NEED TO TO GET VOTES FROM THAT AREA .

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO SHORE UP HIS PROGRESSION, BONA FIDE WITH THE GROUP.

HEANEY SAID TO GO ALONG WITH THE LATINO VOTE.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE QUINTESSENTIAL LAKEFRONT LIBERAL AND LARGELY WHITE VOTERS?

>> CORRECT.

PAUL VALLAS WHOSE CAMPAIGN IS BASED MOSTLY ON THE CRIME ISSUE, IT SOLIDIFIED THE NORTHWEST SIDE WART ALSO WHITE VOTERS.

THIS WEEK, RAN AN AD ABOUT HIS OWN PROGRESSIVE BONA FIDE.

AHEAD OF JOE BIDEN, NON- MARRIAGE.

WHEN HE WAS THE HEAD OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HE WAS IN FAVOR OF PARTNER BENEFITS, WHICH WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME.

THERE WAS PERSPECTIVE ON ALL OF IT.

ALL THE MEN FROM THE 44.

HE CAME THIS CLOSE TO RUNNING, I SUPPOSE.

AND THEN BRANDIS RILEY , ALSO IN THE SAME AREA.

WHAT WE ARE SEEING ARE THESE CANDIDATES TRYING TO POSITION THEMSELVES FOR THAT VOTE.

THEY ARE TRYING TO COME, AND THEN ADD IN THAT AREA.

>> WHEN SHE MAKES A COMMENT THAT SHE DID THIS WEEK, SAYING IT IS TIME TO TAKE OUR CITY BACK, PLAYING THE DOG WHISTLE POLITICS.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT A STORY YESTERDAY ABOUT HOW HE WAS INTERACTING WITH SOME PRETTY OFFENSIVE CONTENT WITH SOME RIGHT-WING ATTACKS -- ACCOUNTS ON TWITTER.

>> SURE, THEY DO.

THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS HE CUT THAT SPECIFIC AD.

THE FIRST TIME HE HAS REALLY DONE THAT, AN ENTIRE 32nd AD .

I THINK IT MIGHT REALLY BE AN ISSUE FOR HIM IF HE IS ABLE TO GET INTO THE RUNOFF.

WHAT WILL WE HAVE?

MORE MONEY TO WHOEVER HIS MAIN COMPETITOR IS.

MORE OXYGEN, BECAUSE NOT AS MANY VOICES.

AND TO COMBINE SOME OF THE STRANDS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

THE POLICE ENDORSEMENT, JOHN -- WHO IS THE HEAD OF THAT UNION.

HIS ASSOCIATIONS ARE PROBABLY NOT THE ONES THAT PAUL VALLAS WANT TO TAKE TO THE NUMBER CREDIT COLLECTOR.

THE ISSUE THAT HAS COME UP WITH THE WEBSITE AND SOME OFFENSIVE POSTINGS THERE, LIKES AND COMMENTS REGARDING THE MAYOR'S APPEARANCE.

WHEN SOMEBODY HAS THE ABILITY TO PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER INTO ONE ARGUMENT, IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN PEOPLE JUST THROWING ONE THING OUT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMEBODY WHO IS PROCEEDS TO BE A FRONTRUNNER.

IT WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT IT'S HE GETS INTO THAT.

>> EVERY POLE KIND OF HAS VALLAS IN THE LEAD , SOME BY A LOT.

>> I WOULD NEVER SAY THAT IT MAKES HIM -- AND ONE WHO SAYS THEY KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS NOT REALLY ON THE LEVEL.

HE CERTAINLY HAS BEHAVED LIKE ONE FOR A WHILE.

THAT IS THE PRODUCT OF VERY CLEAR MESSAGING EARLY ON.

THE MESSAGES BY HIS DEMEANOR, HIS REPUTATION THAT MAKE IT A TOUGH ON CRIME MESSAGE, NOT AS AN OVER THE TOP TOUGH ON CRIME MESSAGE.

WHEN YOU PUT THAT TOGETHER, THE FACT THAT THE CITY APPEARS TO BE NEEDED TO FIX, AND HE IS PREPARING HIMSELF AS MR.

FIX IT.

>> THEY HAVE KIND OF SURGED IF YOU ARE BELIEVE IN THE POLLS THAT HAVE COME OUT LATELY.

HE'S GOT MONEY COMING TALKED ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE MESSAGE.

WHAT IS THE MESSAGE, DO YOU THINK?

>> WHAT WE HAVE FOR MOST OF THIS CAMPAIGN, PARTICULARLY THROUGHOUT THE DEBATES , AND SOME OF THE ADS, AS WELL, TWO REALLY CLEAR MESSENGERS IN THIS RACE.

VALLAS AND JOHNSON.

JOHNSON'S MESSAGE IS DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE'S UP THERE.

WHEN THERE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY QUESTION, HE WOULD ALWAYS START WITH HIS CORE MESSAGE WAS ACROSS MANY ISSUES, INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE.

THAT CAN SOUND VERY VAGUE.

IT CAN MEAN A LOT OF THINGS TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

HE WAS CONSISTENT.

HE WAS VIGOROUS.

HE IS A REALLY GOOD SPOKESPERSON FOR HIMSELF AS A CANDIDATE.

THE ISSUE FOR HIM IS TWOFOLD.

NUMBER ONE, ALL THE MONEY FROM THE CTU, DOES THAT MAKE HIM SUSPECT IN TERMS OF HIS ABILITY TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS?

THE QUESTION CAME UP IN THAT DEBATE.

HE REALLY DODGED THE QUESTION.

>> THEY MIGHT BE A QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED HERE.

AND THE SECOND ISSUE THAT HE REALLY HAS, NOW THAT HE HAS SHORED HIMSELF UP WITH A REALLY GOOD CAMPAIGN, YOU NOTICE HE IS BACKING OFF ON SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS.

IS HE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FUND POLICE AT THE SAME LEVEL, HE HAS BEEN SLIPPERY ABOUT THAT.

>> THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE THE MAYOR COMING OUT .

>> THAT BRINGS US TO THE MAYOR.

I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE HELPED HER A LOT EARLIER.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR HER IS THE FINDING WHAT SHE STANDS FOR IN THIS RACE.

SHE IS RUNNING AS THE INCUMBENT.

YOU WEAR THE JACKET AND SHE IS THE INCUMBENT.

IT OUGHT TO BE A CHOICE .

MAKE IT A CHOICE BY POINTING TO PEOPLE TO YOUR LEFT, OR TO YOUR RIGHT POLITICALLY.

POSITION YOURSELF IN THE MIDDLE.

IT WAS ONLY RECENTLY THAT SHE WENT AFTER JOHNSON AND DEFINED HIM AS BEING TOO FAR TO THE LEFT, HAVING TOO MANY OF WHAT SHE WOULD CALL, RADICAL PERIODS IS IT TOO LATE FOR HER TO MAKE THIS CASE?

IN THIS AD THAT WE ARE SEEING , THIS PERSON, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN TRUST BECAUSE THEY ARE POSITIVE ON THE LEFT.

HE IS SAYING ALL THESE THINGS ABOUT ABORTION, TAKING BACK OUR CITY.

MAYBE YOU DON'T THINK I AM THE NICEST CITY -- PERSON IN THE WORLD.

>> IT PUTS INTO CONTEXT ALL OF THE FACTS THAT SHE HAS WANTED TO DO, AND IN HER VIEW, THINGS ARE BETTER.

THE CRIME HAS GOTTEN BETTER, SHE HAS TAKEN ON REFORMS IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS ACTUALLY BETTER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.

WHEN YOU'VE GOT A 71% WRONG TRACK RECORD, THAT IS NOT WHERE PEOPLE ARE , NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF WHAT IS IN THEIR MIND, BUT IS WHEN IN THEIR GUT AND HEART.

WANTED TO MAKE ALL OF THESE MESSAGES, THEY HAD TO BE LISTENING.

THE ONLY WAY THAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF YOU ARE POINTING THE OTHER PEOPLE , THEY WILL MAKE IT EVEN WORSE THAN THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO IS THE COMMENTS IN SPITE OF WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT, AND HAS MADE A FEW MISTAKES.

ACTUALLY, THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHO ELSE IS IN THERE.

>> IT IS PRETTY LATE IN THAT.

>> JASON, YOU ALWAYS BRING THE COMMON SENSE HERE.

>> I GET IT FROM YOU.

>> OH, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU AS ALWAYS.

OF NEXT, FOCUSING IN.

HEATHER WITH THAT NEXT.

♪ ♪ >>> SOME VOTERS GOT A FIRE IN THE MAIL THAT SHOWCASES THE FACT THAT CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE JESSICA êJESSIEî FUENTES WAS ARRESTED FOR BATTERY AS A 17-YEAR-OLD.

THEY WERE PAID FOR BY THE POLICE UNION, THE BOOSTER CAMPAIGN OF JULIAN PEREZ, THERE.

TO REPRESENT 2024.

WTTW NEWS REPORTER HEATHER CHERONE JOINS US NOW.

TELL US ABOUT THESE FLYERS THAT ARE GOING AROUND.

>> THE POLICE MADE A $10,000 CONTRIBUTION TO JULIAN PEREZ'S CAMPAIGN TO USE THAT MONEY TO SEND THE FLYERS SHOWCASING THE ARREST RECORDS OF JESSICA BACK TO 2008 AND 2009 WHEN SHE WAS 17 AND 18 YEARS OLD.

IN 2010, SHE WAS ARRESTED ON A WARRANT AND CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE, WITHOUT INSURANCE.

>> NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE THESE AT THIS POINT.

JESUS, HE IS NOT DISPUTING THAT THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.

CSA THEY ARE ACCURATE.

ASSISTED TO HER RESPONSE.

>> I HAVE HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF TRAUMA TO COPE WITH THE ANGER AND SADNESS .

>> HEATHER, THE POLICE UNIONS PICK, JULIAN êJUMPINî PEREZ, THE RETIRED HOUSE MUSIC DJ .

>> THEY SAY THIS IS RELEVANT INFORMATION.

I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD DISAGREE.

SHE SAYS THIS HISTORY AND HER LIVED EXPERIENCE MAKES HER THE BEST CANDIDATE.

THAT IS WHERE THIS SORT OF A RECORD IS NOT UNUSUAL.

>> OBVIOUSLY FOR MAYOR PAUL VALLAS, THE 2026 CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL , ARE THEY SPREADING AROUND CASH?

>> SO FAR THEY HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $120,000.

MOST OF THAT REPORTED TODAY, FRIDAY.

THAT MEANS THEY ARE MAKING REAL PLACE TO LET THEIR SUPPORTERS TO CITY COUNCIL, WHICH HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT HOSTILE TO THEIR DEMANDS.

>> HAVE THE CONTRIBUTED MONEY TO THE CAMPAIGN?

>> THIS IS INTERESTING BECAUSE PAUL VALLAS WAS THEIR LAWYER WHEN THEY RENEGOTIATED THEIR POLICING IN CONTRACT.

IT HAS NOT TRANSLATED INTO THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, BUT DALLAS IS NOT HURTING FOR MONEY AT THIS POINT.

MAYBE THEY FEEL THEIR MONEY IS BETTER SPENT ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

>> TOOK A BIGGER CALCULATION, GETTING ALL THAT MONEY FROM THE BIGGER CORPORATE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

MAYBE HE DOESN'T NEED TO COME MAYBE HE DOESN'T WANT IT.

HEATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ON OUR WEBSITE, IT IS ALL THAT WTTW.COM /NEWS.

>>> IS ALMOST MARCH, HOW ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR 2023 WELLNESS RESOLUTIONS?

I'M DOING JUST OKAY.

IT INCLUDED BEING MORE ACTIVE ARE EATING MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES , ABSOLUTELY NOT DOING WELL.

I HAVEN'T EVEN EFFORTS AND VEGETABLES.

TWO LOCAL LATINOS HAVE STARTED A BUSINESS THAT THEY SAY CAN HELP ANYONE FIND THEIR OWN PATH TO WELLNESS.

>> YOU ARE THE AMBASSADOR OF YOUR OWN BODY.

>> ONE FITNESS INSTRUCTOR IS TEACHING A CLASS, THE ROOM AND THE WAITLIST ARE USUALLY PACKED.

>> MY PURPOSE IS TO CREATE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL SEEN, HEARD, AND LEAVE BETTER THAN THEY CAME.

>> NO MATTER HOW POPULAR , SHE SAYS SHE WAS RARELY FEATURED IN THE MARKETING FOR PLACES SHE TAUGHT.

AN EXCLUSION THAT MADE HER TART START TO -- >> I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS GOOD ENOUGH.

I DIDN'T FEEL THAT I WAS SMALL ENOUGH.

I DIDN'T FEEL THAT I FIT IN.

THAT IS BECAUSE THE STORY THAT HAD ALWAYS BEEN TOLD TO ME, IT WAS THAT I DIDN'T FIT IN.

>> THERE ARE MORE WOMEN OUT THERE FEELING UNWELCOME IN THE FITNESS WORLD.

THEY INSPIRED HER TO KEEP SHOWING UP.

>> THE REASON IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SHOW UP JUST AS I YOUNG, IT GIVES PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME.

THEY SEE ME, THEY SEE MY BODY, THEY HEAR ME, THEY HEAR MY MUSIC THAT I UNAPOLOGETICALL Y PLAY.

THEY ARE JUST LIKE, YES.

THANK YOU.

I WILL BE BACK.

>> IT ALSO INSPIRED HER TO DESIGN THEIR OWN LINE OF WHERE.

>> THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T BELONG, BECAUSE THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.

THAT IS HOW THIS WAS BORN.

>> THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I SEE, STILL FINDING CLOTHING THAT WORKS WELL WITH YOUR BODY TYPE, HOLD YOU IN WHERE YOU NEED TO BE HELD IN IT, FEEL SUPPORTED WHERE YOU WANT TO FEEL SUPPORTED, AND FEEL CUTE AT THE SAME TIME.

>> FELLOW ENTREPRENEUR MARTINEZ IS SETTING HER SIGHTS ON THE INGREDIENTS OF WELLNESS.

SHE SAYS THEY NEED -- >> WE WOULD ALWAYS GO TO THE MARKETS.

SHE WOULD GET THE BANANA, ORANGE JUICE, TWO SIMPLE INGREDIENTS.

THERE WERE SO GOOD.

A LITTLE BIT OF CINNAMON ON IT.

>> USING THAT CHILDHOOD OF DURATION, SHE DEVELOPED A MENU WITH JUICES, SMOOTHIES AND BOWLS THAT CAN BE ORDERED ONLINE AND PICKED UP QUICKLY.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF NURSES THAT COME IN, OR PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, TEACHERS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT TEACHERS THAT COME DURING THEIR LUNCH TIME.

THEY WANT TO BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY, SOMETHING THAT WOULD ENERGIZE THEM THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> THE ENTREPRENEURS THAT THEIR AMBITION IS TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO FIND THEIR OWN WAY TO WELLNESS.

>> YOU COULD TAKE IT STEP-BY-STEP.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN INSTANT CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE.

SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD.

>> WELL YOU ARE IS HOW WELL YOUR COMMUNITY IS.

I WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO BE WELL, SO CHICAGO CAN BE WELL, AND THE WORLD CAN BE WELL.

FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, THIS IS .

>> HOSTING A PILATES CLASS AND CONVERSATION FOR WOMEN NEXT MONTH.

YOU WILL FIND MORE ON THAT AND THE JUICE BAR, WHICH JUST ADDED A LOCATION IN MEXICO ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE ARE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> WHERE HAVE WE BEEN ?

WHERE WE AT?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

MY BEING ABLE TO HELP EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.

WHETHER THAT IS THROUGH ACADEMICS, SOCIAL LEARNING, OR PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE TO BE THERE.

>> THIS IS WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS.

♪ >>> THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

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JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:00 FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINA VOICES.

OFFERING INSIGHT TO WHAT IS DRIVING LATINO VOTERS TO THE POLLS.

AT 6:30, BLACK EFFORTS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO BLACK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS.

FOR ALL OF US HERE IN CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, STAY WARM OUT THERE AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

♪ >>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ROBERT A. CLIFFORD AND CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES, A PROUD SPONSOR OF DIVERSITY,